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      <p><font color="#87DCF8" size="5">About FossilPlot 1.1<br>
        </font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4">I initially developed this software 
        while a Ph.D. student and teaching assistant for Prof. Tony Ekdale at 
        the University of Utah. Thanks to Tony's commitment to innovative teaching, 
        he allowed me to beta-test an earlier version of FossilPlot in his Paleobiology 
        course. This trial run was crucial in developing user-friendly aspects 
        of the program and I am indebted to my former students who provided constructive 
        and pragmatic suggestions on how to improve version 1.0. <br>
        <br>
        In the fall of 2006, version 1.1 was produced and demonstrated at the 
        Annual Meeting of the Geological Society of America (<a href="http://gsa.confex.com/gsa/2006AM/finalprogram/abstract_111397.htm"><font color="#87DCF8" size="4">Tapanila, 
        2006</font></a>), and it is featured in the March 2007 issue of Journal 
        of Geoscience Education (<a href="http://www.isu.edu/~tapaleif/index4-Pubs.htm"><font color="#87DCF8" size="4">Tapanila, 
        2007</font></a>).</font></p>
      <p><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4">FossilPlot is now integrated in paleontology 
        courses at both the University of Utah and Idaho State University &#150; 
        and I hope it can be of use to other teachers. If making reference to 
        this program, <b>please cite the current URL or Tapanila (2006) </b>and 
        acknowledge Sepkoski (2002) as the foundational publication for this program.</font></p>
      <p><font color="#87DCF8" size="5">Sepkoski's Compendium<br>
        </font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4">FossilPlot uses the compendium of 
        marine animal genera compiled by Sepkoski and his associates at the University 
        of Chicago. Any citation of FossilPlot should acknowledge Sepkoski (2002) 
        as the core dataset on which the program is built. It was Sepkoski's wish 
        to make his life's work publically available: FossilPlot facilitates this 
        goal by providing the entire dataset within a framework amenable to classroom 
        teaching.</font></p>
      <p><font color="#FFFF00" size="4">Sepkoski, J.J., Jr., 2002. A compendium 
        of fossil marine animal genera. <i>Bulletins &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;of 
        American Paleontology</i>, v. 363, p. 1&#150;560.</font></p>
      <p><font color="#87DCF8" size="5">Other Useful References<br>
        </font><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4">Gradstein, F.M., and Ogg, J.G., 
        2004. Geologic Time Scale 2004 - why, how, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;and 
        where next? <i>Lethaia</i>, v. 37, p. 175&#150;181. [absolute dates]<br>
        <br>
        Okulitch, A.V., 1999. Geological Time Chart. GSC Open File 3040, supplement 
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;to <i>Geolog</i>, v. 29. [absolute dates]<br>
        <br>
        Sepkoski, J.J., Jr., 1981. A factor analytic description of the Phanerozoic 
        marine &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;fossil record. <i>Paleobiology</i>, 
        v. 7, p. 36&#150;53. [classic paper using family &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;database]<br>
        <br>
        Sepkoski, J.J., Jr., 1982. A compendium of fossil marine families. <i>Milwaukee 
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Public Museum Contribution to Biology and 
        Geology</i>, No. 51. [family &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;dataset]<br>
        <br>
        Sepkoski, J.J., Jr., 1992. A compendium of fossil marine families, 2nd 
        Ed. <i>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Milwaukee Public Museum Contribution 
        to Biology and Geology</i>, No. 83. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;[family 
        dataset, revisited]<br>
        </font></p>
      <p><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4">Tapanila, L., 2006. Using FossilPlot graphing 
        software to complement lecture, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;lab and 
        field teaching of paleontology: <i>GSA Abstracts with Programs, </i>v. 
        &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;38(7), p. 499.<br>
        </font></p>
      <p><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4">Tapanila, L., 2007. FossilPlot, an Excel-based 
        computer application for teaching &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;stratigraphic 
        paleontology using the Sepkoski Compendium of fossil marine &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;genera: 
        <i>Journal of Geoscience Education</i>, 55(2):133-137.</font></p>
      <p><font color="#FFFFFF" size="4"><a href="Fig3NEW.tif"><font color="#87DCF8">Fig3 
        for dendrinid paper</font></a></font></p>
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